A home draw in the Celtic Cup quarter-finals at the end of the month - that's the target for Newport Gwent Dragons as the league programme draws to a close.

The title has already been decided in favour of Neath Swansea Ospreys, leaving the Celtic Cup between the top eight finishers in the league to go for.

At the moment it's a very tight call between the Dragons and Llanelli Scarlets over who gets the home draw when the two Welsh teams are expected to meet in the quarter-final.

The Dragons are currently fourth on the same number of points as the Scarlets but ahead of them as they have won one game more.

Munster look like being second and Leinster third with the Dragons and Scarlets fighting over the next two places.

The Dragons' final two matches are against Edinburgh at Murrayfield a week Saturday and at home to Connacht the following Saturday (5.30pm).

The Scarlets are home to Glasgow on April 10 and face Ulster at Ravenhill five days later. The Dragons will need to improve considerably if they are to get anything from Edinburgh though they won there in the Heineken Cup at the end of October. The Scarlets should beat Glasgow at Stradey Park to give them the advantage.

Then it will all be down to the last game. The Scarlets will be up against it at Ravenhill but the Dragons ought to account for Connacht at home, though the Irish side will be going flat out to secure a play-off place for entry into next season's Heineken Cup.

If the Dragons hold on to fourth place they will be home to the Scarlets in the quarter-finals, but the game will be at Stradey if they end up fifth.

One effect of the Dragons losing to Connacht would be to condemn Cardiff Blues to missing out on a Heineken Cup place next season.

The Blues must win their final two matches and rely on the Dragons beating Connacht to have a chance of travelling to Italy to face the third-placed Italian side in a play-off for the final Heineken Cup slot.

Meanwhile, the Celtic League organisation report a 9% increase in crowds over the season and an 18% rise in Wales.

Rodney Parade has one of the three best crowds of the season, the game between Newport Gwent Dragons and Cardiff Blues on December 27 attracting 10,500.

Ulster have the best average crowd of 6,500.